IN RENO SEPTEMBER 23 — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, D, will speak in Reno at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, September 23, 2004. He will rally Nevadans to the cause of Sens. John Kerry, D-Mass., and John Edwards, D-N. Carolina, at the Reno Culinary Union hall at 100 W. Grove Street, Suite 400, next to the Peppermill Hotel-Casino. (See map, below.) Richardson is a former New Mexico congressman and U.N. ambassador. He is shown above addressing organized labor's National Freedom Ride when the bus convoy stopped in New Mexico last year. The caravan started in California and ended in New York. Several Nevadans made the journey, a demonstration in support of the civil rights of immigrants.

How to find it

MAP TO THE CULINARY UNION HEADQUARTERS IN RENO IF YOU GET LOST, CALL (775) 689-8670.

Adventures in journalism — On the day of Gov. Richardson's visit, the Reno Kazoo-Journal duly prints the story. But neglects to publish the address or a contact phone number. Whadya expect? For a good laugh, click hereabouts.

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Updated Thursday, 9-23-2004

JOIN BALLOT BOXER BARBANO AND THE USUAL SUSPECTS ON SAM SHAD'S STATEWIDE NEVADA NEWSMAKERS, THE PUGNACIOUS POLITICAL PUNDITRY PROGRAM, ALSO ON THURSDAY, 9-23-2004 AND SUBSEQUENT RERUNS. Guests will fight it out over the doctors vs. lawyers ballot initiatives and the 2003 tax plan. Assemblyman Robert T. Beers, R-Gomorrah South, will be among the chosen. Read more about it.

WILLIE HORTON IS BACK AND NEVADA DID IT. Bush and Cheney are running instant replay of the Dukakis rout of 1988 complete with the return of Willie Horton. None other than my old friend and Bush confidante Sig Rogich of Las Vegas suggested such racist redux and it's now in distribution.

Modern Racism, Nevada Style Rogich suggested Willie Horton revival to Bush operatives Reno News & Review 9-2-2004 See the two new racist spots at http://www.moveonforamerica.org/ One features Willie Horton, the other, the Rev. Al Sharpton. This is NOT the pro-Kerry moveon.org website, rather a cynically named soundalike cloaked in white sheets. If you want to behold the face of modern American racism circa 2004, you need look no further then here. Better suggestion: don't.

Be well. Raise hell.

Andrew Barbano

COMING SOON TO NEVADALABOR.COM: Photos and highlights of United Farm Workers Union co-founder Dolores Huerta's speech to Reno workers.

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Barbwire by Barbano
Red meat and politicians hung out to bleed

From a recent edition:

A certain local talk radio station was recently handed a huge wad of money, well into five figures, to produce a daily program bashing Sen. John Kerry. They even allow a token liberal to sit in a couple of times a week so that they can plead that they've given the dirty pinko commie faction a chance to rebut.

Said liberal is usually outgunned three or four mouths to one, but it doesn't matter.

What's important is repetition of the lie.

ALSO: THE MAHATMA COMES TO THE HIGH DESERT OUTBACK OF THE AMERICAN DREAM. MICHAEL MOORE WILL SPEAK AT UN,R OCT. 13. (MORE)

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SWINGTOWN — Campaign ads flood Reno, study says
City most popular market in country: TV spots targeting battleground state.
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